110 Romantic and Fun Date Ideas to Spark a Connection
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National Opera House recognized by City of Pittsburgh
On a whim 25 years ago, Guyana native Jonnet Solomon purchased the building that once housed the National Negro Opera Company ...
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Amid setbacks, hopes are high for the National Opera House in Homewood
While the building has been stabilized, the National Opera House nonprofit is still working to obtain funding for a full ...
First Opera Created By A Black Composer To Officially Debut Nearly 140 Years Later
Edmond Dédé composed Morgiane 138 years ago, but his racial identity prevented the opera from receiving proper staging.
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He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
full-length opera composed by a Black American – more than century after he composed the opus. The score was thought to have been lost, but a chance discovery of the manuscript in Harvard ...
Pittsburgh kicks off Black History Month by honoring National Negro Opera Company
City officials say the company broke racial barriers and gave African American performers a platform in a predominantly white ...
He's the first Black American to compose a full opera. It's finally being staged after 138 years
For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans' famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...
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After 138 years, Black American opera composer Edmond Dédé‘s masterpiece makes its debut
After 138 years, what is thought to be the earliest existing opera by a Black American composer is finally getting its world premiere. A concert opera performance of Edmond Dédé’s “Morgiane ...